Alley Trash Collection ceasing December 1st?

[RiversideLoki]

I arrived home yesterday to find about 20 door hangars on my 4plex stating that they're ceasing alley trash collection beginning December 1st.

What gives? Anyone else get these notices? This is in the goodwin/dellwood area.

Is it *really* that hard drive those trucks down the alleys, or what? I'm not happy, it's just going to lead to people leaving their trashcans sitting on the road for weeks on end.

[Dan B]

Yeah. I kinda wish they would START doing ally pick ups in SPR.

[Overstreet]

...........it's just going to lead to people leaving their trashcans sitting on the road for weeks on end. .......

In the burbs we put it out on trash day and take it in when empty. What is to say the city people won't do the same thing?

[undergroundgourmet]

The Shops of Avondale have to put their trash out front on Mondays. Won't that just be wonderful. Especially those days when it is 95 degrees and the trash doesn't get picked up until 2 o'clock.
The food and beer trucks have no problem getting through.

[Ernest Street]

Now the crack heads won't have to worry about stepping on trash as they stroll down...
Avondale was able to get their alleys split up and added to their properties, maybe we can.

[fsu813]

Don't freak out people.

Springfield puts thier trash out front and I don't see ANY trashcans left outside on the curbs.

3 results from this:

1) City won't have to maintain alleys anymore. I know they have to pur rock in certain alleys to offset mud in Riverside now.

2) Riverside alleys will be more aesthetically pleaseing/pleasant. This may not seem like a big deal, but alley access without having to walk past filth is nice.

3) You'll find out very quickly who's sloppy and who is not. Right now, your neighbor can rip up 1000 pieces of paper, throw them directly not a garbage can, and noone cares if they fly everywhere in the alley when the can is emptied. Soon, everyone will care as all that paper will be in people's front yards. This is my biggest complaint with Springfield trash pick up.....idiots that don't put small pieces of trash in bags, rather just in the can. When they are emptied it often goes everywhere. There should be a law!

[Springfielder]

There are some who will leave their cans out for a day or more...but over all, people bring them back in...so I don't see a problem. Even downtown gets their trash collected during the day, from out front.

[GideonGlib]

On my block in Springfield I would be happy if people would just quit throwing their trash in my yard.

[fsujax]

^^me too...or if my neighbor wouldn't pile trash on the curb after the garbage truck has run on trash pickup day.

[Overstreet]

......The Shops of Avondale have to put their trash out front on Mondays. Won't that just be wonderful. .............

In the burbs, businesses are on their own the city does not pick up the trash and they have to hire a private company. Trash is picked up out back. Maybe it is time for that to come downtown too.

[Reaper man]

On my block in Springfield I would be happy if people would just quit throwing their trash in my yard.

That was your yard?!  oops...*


*I kid obviously.  I don't litter.

[Charles Hunter]

I also heard, someplace, that the JEA isn't maintaining street lights in alleys anymore.

[mtraininjax]

Contact RAP, the City decided to save, I believe 120,000 a year on alley trash pickups, but eliminating them. Riverside Avondale Preservation can give you more details.

[ChriswUfGator]

Didn't the mayor's superbowl VIP tent party cost more than that?

What B.S.

[Dog Walker]

Part of the reason they are dropping the alley pickup is that now they have to pick up both the alley and the street since some people put their trash out on the street.  By eliminating the alley pick up they can cover more streets in the time they have.